Pre-Submission Meeting

NEW: The City has implemented the Collaborative Application Process (CAP) (Staff Report SRPI.23.059), which is a revised development application review and approval process. 

Pursuant to Planning Act requirements, a Pre-Submission Meeting with Planning staff is still required and this constitutes part of Phase 1 of the City’s CAP process. The purpose of this meeting is for the applicant to present a development proposal on a preliminary basis to confirm the approvals required for the development of a site, identify the studies and technical requirements, and to provide feedback and collaboratively discuss the development proposal.

To arrange a Pre-Submission Meeting, please fill out the request for Pre-Submission Meeting form and submit it with a preliminary concept plan.

Pre-Submission Meeting Form

 The preliminary concept plan must show at a minimum the following information:

• property limits;
• the location of the existing or proposed building footprint on the property;
• any environmental features if applicable; and,
• preliminary statistical information including: gross floor area, building height, density/floor space index, etc.

Once the meeting has been scheduled, a Pre-Submission Fee is to be paid to the City of Richmond Hill prior to the meeting (please refer to the City's Tariff of Fees By-Law). The Pre-Submission Meeting fee under Phase 1 of the CAP process is $1000 effective as of July 12, 2023.

The following projects do not require a Pre-Submission Meeting:

• Part Lot Control exemptions;
• Sign By-law variance; and,
• Municipal addressing applications.

Please Contact us for more information.